As Ireland is forced into a 90bn euro bailout, fears mount that other nations will follow. Against this backdrop Turkish State Minister for EU Affairs, Egemen Bağış, boldly stated that Turkey was a “key country for the future of the EU”.

Until the invasion of social media, aftersales was a full-time job for a property developer. Today the ‘crowd’ is taking the strain and, thanks to ‘Horizon Sky Owners’ FaceBook Group, both client and developer are constantly in the picture.

Whilst the Turkish Government continues in its quest for EU accession, the public are rapidly going off the idea. 73% fancied membership in 2004 but a September 2010 poll drops that figure to a meager 38%.

Some Brits are put off buying abroad as it’s all a bit, well, ‘foreign’. Coping with official paperwork can be daunting. Not in Turkey’s Bodrum; here the local bureaucracy is a piece of cake, as buyers at Horizon Sky beach resort can testify.

They share a border but the current fortunes of Turkey and Greece couldn’t be further apart. Greece’s national debt is bigger than its economy but both Turkey’s GDP and tourism are soaring. There are benefits for being outside EuroZone…

Turkey has some catching up to do on environmental policy–particularly when it comes to housing. Against this backdrop residential property developers rarely bend over backwards to create ‘green’ homes-except for Bodrum’s Horizon Sky that is.

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Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has kept Spain on a negative outlook but in contrast Turkey has been bumped up the ratings. Turkey has maintained stability during the financial crisis and is in the throes of a well-regulated property boom.

This bold statement comes from the developers of Turkey’s most sophisticated resort – Horizon Sky. The customer can name their deposit, name their preferred term (from five to ten years) and Horizon Sky will adapt a plan to suit.

Bodrum Airport officials are in for a busy 2010 as three low-cost airlines have targeted the resort for boosted direct services. Operating from airports across the UK, EasyJet, Monarch and Pegasus Airlines, will all be capitalizing on a Bodrum boom.

When ‘Horizon Sky Owners–Turkey’ FaceBook Group was set up in 2008 dialogue was based on speculation. But, after a ballot of members in 2009, the developer is now part of the Group and communication is accurate. Aftersales for the 21st century.

With mortgages for foreigners buying in Turkey still both rare and awkward, buyers at Bodrum's Horizon Sky can now take advantage of a 20-year non-status interest-free payment plan which could see you holding the keys for just £208 GBP per month.

With 400 of the 600 units sold, and 100 already completed and occupied, Turkey’s Horizon Sky set on the coveted Bodrum peninsula is doing more than surviving a global recession - it’s positively flourishing. So what’s the secret?

A pioneer for 5-star resorts in Turkey, properties at Turquoise were unsurprisingly quick to sell-out. Now complete, GEM Estates is able to pass on a crazy 30% discount on the last remaining units. Prices from £66,000 have been slashed to £49,693.

Golf tourism is already experiencing strong growth in Turkey, revenues should hit 500mn euros by 2010, but now Turkey really means business and intends to take golf giant Spain on head-to-head with the Aegean province of Mugla as its secret weapon.

Stevie Lavery, 34, together with wife Claire, 32, from Co. Armagh in Northern Ireland has recently, like many others, opted to secure his family’s future in bricks and mortar rather than pensions, savings accounts or shares.